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Citations & More

Learn to choose a topic, cite and organize your sources, and get help polishing your paper

Welcome to the Citations & More guide! You will find information on:

  • Topic Selection and Refinement
  • Citation Management Systems
  • Citation Styles and Formatting
  • Additional Writing Tools

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University is a great resource on citing sources, and includes examples for the following styles APA (American Psychological Association), MLA (Modern Language Association), and Chicago.

Meet the NNU Librarians

Meet the NNU Librarians

On the left-hand side of this page, we have included our contact information and a photo.

Each of us has a master's degree in a library science field. Any of us can help you with research and citation.

 

How we can help:

  • Help you understand the research process
  • Assist with topic selection, narrowing your topic, or revision of your topic
  • Help you navigate databases and teach you how to craft a good search
  • Teach you how to evaluate sources for relevance, authority, and accuracy
  • Show you how to cite sources properly -- and show you how to save a lot of time!

Here are a few ways you can contact us:

  • Stop by and see us at the Research Help Desk in the Learning Commons
    • Prof. Amy Rice (Wednesday evenings, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
    • Dr. Birch (Monday evenings, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
    • Prof. Sheryll Hampton (Tuesday evenings, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
    • Thursday evenings, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (rotate)
    • Weekends, librarians are on call via email and chat
  • Make an appointment -- in person, over the phone, via a video chat (each of the librarians has a booking link in our profile boxes on the left)
  • Use libraryhelp.nnu.edu to search FAQs, submit a question, or start a chat session
  • Email us: library@nnu.edu
  • call us: 208-467-8611
  • text us: 208-904-4029
  • Tweet your question